Audiosource amps

I'm looking for an inexpensive amp to drive my RT55's. It seems that everyone at audioreview.com is gushing over the audiosource amp two. at $250 street it seems good price wise- but at that level caveat emptor comes to mind. has anyone here used any audiosource products or heard any professional reviews of them? thanx.

this is not an endorsement. i know nothing about the quality of the product. fyi, Onkyo makes a 2-ch amp, the M282 (?) w/auto on-off, rated at 100 X 2 at 8 ohms & 125 (?) X 2 at 6 ohms. integra, the "upscale" onkyo line, offers their own version, perhaps the same thing w/a different label. i think the onkyo costs about 300 new.

Don't let the Audiosource name fool you. They make good amps for the money. I have owned the Amp 3 and 2 Amp1's. The amp3 is definitley a nice amp. Currently, I have an amp3 for my center, Adcom 555's for my sides and rears and 2 Carver TFM15's for the fronts. I think the Audiosource has a better low and and crisper highs than the Adcom and is very similar to the Carver's. IMHO all the lower end amps will sound about the same. They will all sound better than most receiver amps. The amp1 or amp2 is not quite on the same level as tha amp3, but it can be bridged to 200 watts. Do not be afraid to buy the Audiosource, it will serve you well.

I heard a pair of AudioSource amps (model forgotten) with a pair of Bohlender Graebener DIYs (ribbon high/mid with Dayton subs) in the Parts Express room. No complaints at all, but I haven't heard the B.G.s on anything else to compare. But if they're going to showcase a $1200 or so speaker with them, it says something.

Personally, I like AudioSource. I consider them to be a big-time "sleeper" in the audio world. You might be able to get better new for more money, of better used for the same (risky), but when it comes down to it, I like your choice.

thanks guys, looking on ebay it's pretty hard to find audiosource amps used, so it seems that people like to hang on to them. I'm currently using a new harman kardon reciever to power them, but I hope that the audiosource will be a step up instead of staying the same (my HK reciever sounds damn fine as it is). hopefully I can play with the cabling and tame those damn tri-lam tweeters though-those things go off like car alarms at 8khz!